We Are Never Quite Contented When Something That Has Been
freely given has been—legitimately, but ruthlessly—taken away. That applies particularly to bread units which are no longer convertible into points. Now it is reasonable enough,......
A Spectator's Notebook T He Irresponsible And Grossly...
the Russian paper, Red Fleet, on the British convoys that took aid to Russia in 1942 stirred the House of Commons to deep resentment, irre- spective of party, on Tuesday. In......
This Churchill Statue Business Looks Like Getting...
who have views on statues must not keep them all for the represen- tation of President Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square. I had myself taken vague notice of the proposal to put up......
Unsolicited Testimonials Are Sometimes Worth A Lot. I Was...
con. siderably impressed when talking to a distinguished Sudanese a few days ago to hear the tribute — evoked by a quite casual turn in the conversation—which he paid to British......
The House Of Lords' Judgement On A Horse And A
highway on Monday is instructive. One April evening in 1944 Mr. Ernest Searle, living in a village in Warwickshire, went for a ride on his bicycle after dark and ran into a......
I Heard This Week A Story Which May Have Appeared
in print before, though I doubt it. Campbell-Bannerman entered the Cabinet for the first time as Secretary of State for War in 1886 in Glad- stone's third administration. When......
Sir Herbert Richmond Will Be Greatly Missed At...
as in many other places. It is unusual for a college to choose an Admiral as Master, though Peterhouse some years ago chose a soldier in Lord Birdwood. But Downing made no......
Peace On Earth?
M ISTRUSTFUL generally of slogans, particularly in memory of the " Peace in our time " which a recently published biography recalls, a sceptical public may be inclined to look a......
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